Archive for April, 2012
Happy Birthday to the Magnificent Madeline
Friday, April 20th, 2012Today Ms. Mimi turned 7! She crawled into my bed at 4 or 5 am and whispered, “I’m 7.” I didn’t respond to her because it was far too early for anyone to be up, birthday or not. Though I did think it was super sweet. After breakfast she opened up her presents from her [...]
7 years ago
Thursday, April 19th, 2012I was sick with preeclampsia and I went into the hospital. They sent me home that afternoon and told me to check with my doctor the following day.
Paul is Registered
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012I registered Paul for kindergarten last week. We had debated sending him or keeping him home another year but we really feel he is ready. He is so outgoing and is learning his letters and sounds now that we can feel comfortable with him having success in school. I didn’t shed a tear. I didn’t [...]
Say What?
Thursday, April 12th, 2012“Mom today at school I was the only one who knew how to read a really long word. Guess what word it was?” ~ Kimberly “I don’t know, what.” ~ Mom “Antidisestablishmentarianism.” ~ Kimberly with the biggest grin on her face “That’s great. Why did you need to know that word.” ~ Mom “Oh we [...]
Lots of Eggs
Monday, April 9th, 2012We colored our eggs for Easter like we do every year. Kimberly made sure each one of her eggs was well thought out and a masterpiece. Annie, who loves dying eggs, somehow always manages to look incredibly bored while doing it. Madeline had fun with it. Paul hasn’t developed into a pattern with his egg [...]
Easter cookies
Monday, April 9th, 2012We created our favorite Easter egg cookies again this past week. The kids love doing this every year. It is amazing to me how each one of them creates their own vision. They are always so different. Nothing better in the world than a blank canvas in which to create. I posted these on My [...]
High Expectations
Monday, April 9th, 2012I’ve been thinking lately about the expectations I have for my children. Going along with recognizing their huge potential, I wonder why I don’t expect that much from them. They read junk fiction or hardly any non-fiction and I don’t push back on that. When they do a decent job on something, I give them [...]
Easter 2012
Sunday, April 8th, 2012Today the kids woke up eager to check out their baskets from the Easter Bunny. They rushed downstairs and brought their baskets up to our bedroom while we crawled out of bed slowly. Once they checked everything out we bought ourselves a couple more minutes by asking them to get dressed for the day before [...]
Because Sometimes You Have to State the Obvious
Saturday, April 7th, 2012I have been asked a lot of times if the Trayvon Martin tragedy worries me. DUH! Seriously are you actually asking me this question. Actually it scares the living daylights out of me. How could it not?!?! I don’t even understand why anyone would ask me this. Sometimes I wonder what the hell people are [...]
Using Your Full Potential
Monday, April 2nd, 2012It is hard to get on your child about using their full potential, when clearly it isn’t something you yourself have mastered. My Mother and Father would always comment that my teachers were concerned that I was not working to my highest potential. Really it is a blanket statement that just says “you know someone [...]
Word Search
Monday, April 2nd, 2012My kids are always coming up with super creative things to do around the house. This past weekend they decided to do a huge word search on the brick wall in the backyard. I love when I have no idea they are doing something and then I stumble apon something so creative. They are amazing [...]
Fooled You
Monday, April 2nd, 2012Yesterday was April fools day and while I am not a big jokester I do like to play little pranks on the kids. I was making spaghetti and meatballs for dinner and had Bill run out to buy me some Ferrero Rocher. Bill is always making jokes so he was more than happy to run [...]
Daisy Mother Daughter Picnic
Monday, April 2nd, 2012Madeline was so excited for the Mother Daughter picnic this year. Since Annie and Kimberly have moved onto Brownies it was a special time for the two of us. She got dressed and ready to roll with her sisters shades on as we left with the top down to enjoy the great weather. We made [...]